Assignments from January 2012 Training: Due February 1


RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 1
Unit 1 Assignments for All Participants: Open the link below to find the Reading North Carolina EOG and EOC results. Once you open the link you will:
1. Select your LEA

2. On the "Report" Box: Select "LEA Detail" and review the reading assessment data for your school system

Next:

Go back to the link.

1. Select your LEA

2. On the "Report" Box: Select "School Detail" and review your school's reading assessment data


http://accrpt.ncpublicschools.org/app/2010/ayp/


Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants

Unit 1 Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants:
1. Review of a reading program using “Guidelines for Selecting an Effective Reading Program”



Guidelines for Selecting an Effective Program Handout (docx)



Submit the completed review to the Reading Foundations Instructor.





2. Develop a presentation detailing the findings of your selected Federal Reading Report (select from below). This can be in a powerpoint format; a written description of the presentation; a handout or brochure from the training, etc.
In addition, be sure to include:
  • The date of the presentation
  • A description of the group that received the presentation

Early Literacy:



National Early Literacy Panel's Report (PDF)



or

Adolescent Literacy Improving Adolescent Literacy:Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices (PDF)

What Content Area Teachers Should Know... (PDF)





Submit the presentation and description to the Reading Foundations Instructor.



Please select one of the articles below:

Teacher Training

Examining Promising Practices (PDF)

Academic Literacy (PDF)

IDA_Position_Statement_Dyslexia_Treatment_Programs (PDF)



RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 2

Unit 2 Assignments for All Participants
Please read the "Causes of Severe Reading Difficulty and the Impact on Reading" article by clicking on the link below:
Causes of Severe Reading Difficulty (PDF)
Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants

UNIT 2 ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR LEVEL 2

Level 2 Participants Only: Read "How Reading Rewires the Brain" by clicking on the link:
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/11/how-reading-rewires-the-brain.htm
Read Chapter 1 “Research and Reading Disability” and Chapter 2 “Multisensory Structured Language Education” inMultisensory Teaching of Basic Skills(Birsh, 2nd Edition)
Post a reply to the "How Reading Rewires the Brain" post by clicking on the link below (remember to include your name on the post):
Link coming soon...


RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 3

Unit 3 Assignments for All Participants:
No required assignments Level One Participants.
Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 3

Unit 3 Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants:


Additional activity required for level 2 participants: Read Chapter 7 “Assessment of Basic Reading Skills” in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Skills (Birsh, 2nd Edition)

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 4

Unit 4 Assignments for All Participants:

The Structure of Language (PDF)


Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 4

Unit 4 Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants:



Read Chapter 3 “Development of Oral Language and Its Relationship to Literacy” and Chapter 6 “The History and Structure of Written Language” in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Skills (Birsh, 2nd Edition)